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Interesting list. I'm not sure if I personally would consider Jeffrey and Tangradi prospects but that's just me. Also surprised that they have Bennett listed above Despres, I know wing isn't a strong position of ours but Despres seems to have all the tools

Jeffrey and Tangradi have 40 and 15 career regular season games respectively so I see why they are still considered prospects (especially Tangradi). As for Despres or Bennett they have the two with identical 8.0C grades meaning they have them rated very closely together so I think the difference is probably negligible.

Edit: This information is on the site but for those who don't want to look I will explain what that grade means. The 8 is the player's talent out of 10. A score of 8 makes the player's talent comparable to:

The C means the player only has an average chance of reaching their potential and could likely fall two grades (meaning to a 6 in this scenario). So the expected bottom worth of these players are comparable to:

Even if you don't know much about the prospects, I appreciate you posting the links. It pretty much said what I already knew/was thinking but nice to read an analysis regardless. I'll be looking forward to how they develop and some of the numbers they put up

No problem, I knew most of what was in the article to but I am trying to educate myself a little more. You might visit this site but if not you may like it they usually post highlights of the WBS games.

Hmm, interesting but I think the first list is the more accurate of the two. Morrow may have more offensive upside than Despres but considering Despres is closer to the NHL and there isn't that big a difference between potential, I still have him over Morrow. I would also put Bennet and Tangradi ahead of Kuhnhackl

To point out, both Jeffrey and Thiessen were not included because they are not on entry level contracts. Another player to keep an eye on is Ben Hanowski (3rd round in the 09 draft). He is still in college but he is the all time leader in points in all of Minnesota high school hockey. There are a few knocks on him but whenever you break the all time record in a hockey state like Minnesota, that says something

I would also like to point out the fact that the majority of those listed are defense. Obviously nothing wrong with having a solid defensive core and I'm sure at least one of these guys will be traded in the future but for a team lacking scoring wingers (both Kennedy and Neal are free agents after this season I believe) I would like to see another forward or two

Thank you for the list I missed it with the busy holiday season and all. By the way Kennedy is under contract through next season and Neal is only an RFA after this season so the Pens still have some control on both.

However not too much cap room being cleared up after this season. Our 6 UFA's have a combined salary this year of just over 4.5 million dollars. So there isn't a whole lot of room to give Kennedy and Neal a big raise, so we will need to get creative.